Josephine Elkins Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Milan
Milan has 7 acres of parks, 2.9 for every 1,000 residents
2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Milan, 0.6 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
6 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Milan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milan is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Milan’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home58% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McElroy Park
Managed by Village of Milan
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
under 1% of Milan’s land. Who manages Milan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miradal Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Joshephine Elkins Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Grants-Milan Flight Service StationBuilding · listed 2015
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Milan: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
April is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Milan →
Next door
Milan and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Milan
How much of Milan is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a New Mexico town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Milan’s trails?
Josephine Elkins Park and McElroy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Milan?
116,587 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Milan have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Milan neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →